SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492015-03-03T15:45:33-07:00SparkFun Electronicszwheel on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkzwheelurn:uuid:bf003222-fe05-6a84-d4fd-29a0afe79bd72012-02-15T15:00:59-07:00<p>Yeah. The mass of the solder helps it hold the necessary momentum to fly off the board. After using a solder sucker you just have the little bit that got sucked into the hole through capillary action and you will never get it out. (w/o adding more solder anyway)</p>zwheel on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkzwheelurn:uuid:fd32ce47-6372-ffa8-0ef9-74b5df2ccc982012-02-15T14:56:59-07:00<p>That&rsquo;s great for salvage. Maybe not so great for rework when you already have a lot of other components in place.</p>Eric106 on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkEric106urn:uuid:0a307323-f2cb-3ef0-8884-1a65a0acd2e32012-02-14T11:53:55-07:00<p>Well, if you&rsquo;re looking for unconventional tips&hellip; When I had several large boards with lots of components I wanted to salvage I used a related method. This was for through hole components though not surface mount parts.</p>
<p>Fist I took off all the special or valuable parts I wanted individually by hand. After that everything else left on the board isn&rsquo;t worth the time to remove one by one. So I clamped the board upside-down and then used a propane torch in one hand and a shop air blow gun in the other hand. Keep the torch moving or you will catch the board on fire. Once you have all the solder in a few square inch area molten pull the torch back and quickly blast straight down on the holes with the air. It should be obvious that this method should probably not be used inside your house! Wear proper PPE and do it somewhere the molten solder spray won&rsquo;t hurt anything.</p>
<p>The yield rate for this method isn&rsquo;t a hundred percent; some parts will be melted beyond use and some will be stubbornly stuck to the board. However, if you have lots of boards that you are going to pitch anyway it&rsquo;s a quick way to salvage a lot of components.</p>
<p>Obviously, this is not following any temp profile and could be stressful for certain types of components so use common sense on what you reuse. I wouldn&rsquo;t use it on ICs but probably for resistors, capacitors, LEDs, switches, connectors, etc. I think it is a useful method when the parts would otherwise not be worth the time and effort to remove.</p>
<p>-Eric</p>rwizard on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkrwizardurn:uuid:c87fd883-7aa5-f915-1a7d-98e895cd8ac92012-02-12T15:27:12-07:00<p>Kilo,</p>
<p>More important than avoiding polyester is remembering that no matter how brilliant the inspiration was that woke you up, soldering naked in bed is a really bad idea.</p>
<p>Also, don&rsquo;t cook bacon in your underwear (or without your underwear).</p>
<p>Life lessons learned the hard way&hellip;.</p>rwizard on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkrwizardurn:uuid:0d90a69e-5deb-388e-2f45-333bd78896392012-02-12T15:17:54-07:00<p>I&rsquo;ve been doing this (when appropriate) for more years than Chris has been alive. Yes, once in a while you get an unintended consequence, but overall, applied with a little common sense, it is a useful technique.</p>
<p>One important tip, unplug any vacuum tubes from their sockets before slamming the chassis on the table.</p>ehud42 on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkehud42urn:uuid:aab0cbdc-7974-2226-eb56-b9d60ea910d82012-02-12T14:03:19-07:00<p>I&rsquo;m sure most have done this - but I&rsquo;m proud of my recent discovery. I now use a breadboard to hold header pins while soldering them in place. Here&rsquo;s how I did it (inadvertent shameless plug for the EasyDriver from Sparkfun) http://www.flyinglow.ca/flyinglow/2012/02/shop-tip-soldering-pin-headers.html</p>Madbodger on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkMadbodgerurn:uuid:7c0aa6df-5ced-c6d7-2295-d3031f098dfd2012-02-11T09:39:40-07:00<p>I just fire up my Heaterizer XL3000, melt all the solder at once, and slap out the intact header. This is surprisingly effective.</p>HairlessBaboon on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkHairlessBaboonurn:uuid:67e23659-6208-41a7-9b52-1b736330fc2e2012-02-10T10:56:59-07:00<p>Remember, a workbench is for life, not just for christmas.
(http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/az/a/adogisforlife/default.aspx)</p>Kilo on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkKilourn:uuid:312792f8-166c-bd22-4d05-df6cf074ff1d2012-02-10T09:41:35-07:00<p>Ugh! not so sure this is good advice, but sometimes there&rsquo;s just no better way. I once saw a guy use a test-tube agitator to buzz the solder off a board. Its all in the timing, you know.
Sometimes re-soldering with extra flux helps to scavenge out better, then do the smack thing.
After 40 years of spattering my jeans and leathers. not to mention the ills of loose lead around the lab/shop/kitchen -ack!
-and how many times have you held solder in your mouth while two-handing everything juuuust right while you dab on that first joint&hellip;maybe why I&rsquo;ve got the dubious honor of a swiss-cheese brain now.
For me, a day without soldering/welding is like a day without sunshine, but I have learned:
Dont wear polyester ANYTHING. -as in dont sit on a hot 40watt iron
Wear facemask AND shoes. -as in balls-O-fire between the toes
Dont work near carpet. -as in snip the solder out b4 old lady sees
Sniff detect a hot iron. -as in melted fingers together
lol
k</p>agemoz on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkagemozurn:uuid:03f9a20d-21ae-81b3-6501-5e76123f4b182012-02-10T08:42:09-07:00<p>I&rsquo;m baffled by this, I think for the educational value that Sparkfun provides, this is a bad method to be posting. The best solution is some variation of your own hot air rework station ($99.95). I use an industrial version of this that works great, is clean and keeps the temperature as low as possible, no lifted pads, splashed solder, or other mess. I use the in-line nozzle, aim it at the opposite side of the header and it drops out with no muss or fuss. Both board and header are in great shape to be re-used. If you are going to do SMT rework, you need the right tools.</p>Kdiggity on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkKdiggityurn:uuid:7fd940af-c64a-c6c4-bf20-7fe62207d8732012-02-10T08:33:53-07:00<p>Have you had any issues with pads or traces being pulled up? To be honest this doesn&rsquo;t seem like the best approach. You can remove components just as easily with solder and wick if you know what you are doing.</p>CrazyCreator on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkCrazyCreatorurn:uuid:2a871556-b13f-91bb-f046-3a20488c4ff02012-02-10T05:25:01-07:00<p>Hey today&rsquo;s my birthday, can I have a shoutout on the New Product Post? :P</p>Williwaw on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkWilliwawurn:uuid:194502c7-8a1e-a65c-00fb-502f7e6c1d002012-02-10T04:46:06-07:00<p>+1 for &ldquo;And boom goes the dynamite&rdquo; quote! Love it&hellip;made me laugh when I saw that.O</p>Omaga Sohe on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkOmaga Soheurn:uuid:1c5be401-f985-b164-0dfa-d28115818e832012-02-10T04:03:16-07:00<p>Intresting. Removing the spacer and than each pin seperately isn
t enough(i removed all the male/female spacers on a crappy knock off arduino shield this way in less then 5 minutes including cleaning the pads up )?</p>
<p>I can see using this to recover parts for your next project but if you fudge up? Mechanical stresses combined with the heat stressed metal could break a run free of the board or worse break a run at the pad causing all sorts of fun. As a certified PCB repair tech( US Navy 2M!!) i&rsquo;m shocked and protest this abuse, and as an amature DIY geek, I&rsquo;m not suprised and find it amusing.</p>BB on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkBBurn:uuid:728f98b0-28c5-2900-7494-5a014906e8572012-02-10T00:05:29-07:00<p>I guess it&rsquo;s about the same as using a solder sucker (which I like a lot more than the braid). I&rsquo;d trust the solder sucker more though, because in the time I&rsquo;d flip that board around and slap it down some of the solder may have plasticized.</p>gmrple on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkgmrpleurn:uuid:93f2b0c2-9238-1a2e-46d1-a463bf6280d72012-02-09T21:02:55-07:00<p>A solder sucker will work beautifully on getting the solder out of PTHs, especially if you have a vice of some sort. Apply heat to one side, keep the sucker decently flush to the other side, once the solder is molten, suck it out.</p>
<p>I have more issues flooding the pins with solder.</p>cincyghosthunter on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkcincyghosthunterurn:uuid:5c1f2dd2-378e-150f-1e79-030ed33340502012-02-09T20:52:33-07:00<p>I&rsquo;ve always called it the &ldquo;Heat and Beat&rdquo; method.</p>Teslaling on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkTeslalingurn:uuid:169319cc-9c78-cd2c-c089-bf0e560e8c9d2012-02-09T20:27:41-07:00<p>Funny cuz its the only thing in my possession that I can stand to have messy. Everything else is super clean. In short, yes you are.</p>rsp on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkrspurn:uuid:a0eb048a-4c16-eb98-1019-7a84fba372802012-02-09T18:26:23-07:00<p>You won&rsquo;t learn this sort of technique in an electronics tech school (for good reason). The slap method is good for removing solder from the lugs of switches and pots, but not much else. Slap method is bad for PCB mounted components. And don&rsquo;t even bother trying the slap method on a PCB that has 4 or more layers.</p>BWA on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkBWAurn:uuid:20e0e136-c223-d7a7-e8dd-5ff6a64af95e2012-02-09T18:18:15-07:00<p>The best way to desolder something is still to apply as much solder as possible (so the heat equally spreads overall pin), to cover all pins and then gently pull out the header with a tweezer. So you can desolder almost all part that are non-QFN/MLF and non-BGA.
The removal of the plastic will in most cases harm the board (as the pins get bent away) and also all the flying solder and pin parts are a hugh downside.</p>Daygo on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkDaygourn:uuid:250d27cc-691f-ec04-95a0-3d268a72a98a2012-02-09T17:42:06-07:00<p>Hmm.. just spent 7 minutes watching a ridiculously big engine spinning a flywheel around.. wonder where youtube gets it&rsquo;s suggestions from</p>noworries on The Slap Method for Solder Reworknoworriesurn:uuid:8a33645c-1daf-44cc-4093-f38b1c486c672012-02-09T17:35:55-07:00<p>Today&rsquo;s hobbyists are tomorrow&rsquo;s engineers, technicians, etc.</p>
<p>Why not learn techniques that minimize difficult to troubleshoot issues creeping into one&rsquo;s circuits? Later on, it may have a positive impact on one&rsquo;s career, where a prototype that is being demonstrated works reliably instead of failing at odd intervals.</p>
<p>I have found the following unit to be excellent for removing through hole parts. It is not cheap, but it outperforms desoldering stations that cost three times as much.</p>
<p>The secret is the slight vibration that the vacuum pump imparts to the desolder tip during desolder, which allows the vias to be cleaned better.</p>
<p>http://www.howardelectronics.com/den-on/sc7000.html</p>
<p>Perhaps SFE should look into selling them.</p>TheRegnirps on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkTheRegnirpsurn:uuid:277bfe83-547b-9ea5-97d3-eae7f584eaa22012-02-09T17:13:35-07:00<p>I do an alcohol clean as well. The disposable tooth brush with the battery from Oral-B is a good tool for this. However, my boards have big BGA parts and solder ball Pachinko under a BGA is something to avoid. If I had a point to make about hobbyists or beginners, it would be that they could be hanging their part over a motherboard and it will eventually rain some solder balls. Maybe harmless, and maybe the undiagnosable intermittent failure.</p>MikeGrusin on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkMikeGrusinurn:uuid:498882b3-1732-c2d8-8b38-7922ea0cbce72012-02-09T16:25:13-07:00<p>I like the cleaner look, but I&rsquo;ll admit that it took me an embarrassingly long time to re-find wish lists after that change. ;)</p>Comrad_Durandal on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkComrad_Durandalurn:uuid:efd499d3-5317-09df-c7e8-6f36d04d49402012-02-09T15:51:11-07:00<p>Well, if you hit it really hard&hellip; you&rsquo;d like just break the board into pieces&hellip; Good question.</p>TLAlexander on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkTLAlexanderurn:uuid:2f6d55b6-38c8-3e2b-8e15-2f44e10d78f72012-02-09T15:45:24-07:00<p>I think for most hobbyists, this is a non-issue.</p>
<p>A lot of these guys are still getting used to SMT, and don&rsquo;t use fine-pitch parts, so they likely won&rsquo;t really run into that issue.</p>
<p>I do reasonably fine pitch stuff with hot air, paste, and a microscope, but paste does the same thing - it leaves little balls of solder on the board for places where the paste was accidentally applied over the mask (I don&rsquo;t use stencils).</p>
<p>I just make sure to clean the board with alcohol and a brush after I use it. Simple enough.</p>TLAlexander on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkTLAlexanderurn:uuid:0f70a2db-0f57-f73e-6034-d0559105f90b2012-02-09T15:41:38-07:00<p>Great Scott!</p>TLAlexander on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkTLAlexanderurn:uuid:baa6e184-3e33-05d6-96e9-250d1ef4f0c32012-02-09T15:40:05-07:00<p>I dunno, it makes sense to me.</p>
<p>The shopping cart is a picture of a cart, and it says &ldquo;0 items&rdquo; next to it. Pretty clear to me its a cart.</p>
<p>Once logged in, the dropdown makes sense - I&rsquo;ve got my username there, next to my cart&hellip; that arrow is probably a dropdown menu that has to do with user and/or cart related stuff&hellip; and it is!</p>
<p>Top right is pretty common for &ldquo;account stuff&rdquo;, so you don&rsquo;t need to click every single icon on the page - just follow your instincts and its supposed to be easy.</p>
<p>Where this falls apart is people who, for whatever reason, haven&rsquo;t yet developed instincts when it comes to this stuff. But unfortunately, the web is moving away from being obvious towards a cleaner look, with the expectation that most people know how things tend to work.</p>
<p>I noticed that google is going the same thing Sparkfun has done - they show your account name in the top right, and any settings are buried in a menu instead of just being listed there. I admit I didn&rsquo;t like that logging out became a two step process instead of a single click, but it seems thats the way the web is moving in terms of design, and I can&rsquo;t say that I see anything particularly wrong with what Sparkfun is doing that everyone else isn&rsquo;t doing.</p>zwheel on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkzwheelurn:uuid:c6950ba5-0357-f792-f8d8-cb696a63aa0b2012-02-09T15:02:36-07:00<p>Not necessarily. Sometimes you can save the header if the pin count is short enough (probably no more than 3).</p>
<p>One trick I like is to add more solder until I bridge all the pins in a nice big blob. That allows me to heat them all up at the same time. It doesn&rsquo;t work as well with the &lsquo;slap the board&rsquo; method though.</p>
<p>Sometimes what I do is sit on the floor, hold a pair of pliers between my knees, gripping the header or other multi-pin component. Then, holding my board in one hand and iron in the other I heat the solder blob while gently pulling up on the board. (obviously I already made the blob before getting on the floor)</p>
<p>This is really only worthwhile when you are short on headers and want to finish the project tonight (don&rsquo;t want to wait for more to ship). If you have a nice supply already just cut them apart, heat and slap the board just as described above.</p>jago lee on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkjago leeurn:uuid:c77485b6-ef61-dc1c-c3ca-e434e0833fac2012-02-09T13:40:40-07:00<p>yup.</p>sparkfan1 on The Slap Method for Solder Reworksparkfan1urn:uuid:aeb57cd4-7457-46f8-3752-7757c5f1ef242012-02-09T13:33:13-07:00<p>Good idea-I&rsquo;ll have to try it some time. I&rsquo;ve had good results with a desoldering iron for about $20. It has in one tool a heating iron and a vacuum bulb that you squeeze before you heat up the solder, then let go to pull the solder out of the hole. Sometimes, the hole is stubborn-just add some fresh solder to the hole and vacuum again.</p>TheRegnirps on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkTheRegnirpsurn:uuid:9a17295b-4d86-7a7f-146e-2e1be33bc8e82012-02-09T13:22:04-07:00<p>Honestly folks, a very bad idea. At our place we spend a great deal of time in microscope inspection of boards from one source. The problem is solder balls of all sizes that can get between close pins or under surface mount parts, and tiny splats of liquid solder. The culprit is rework in China with the &ldquo;slap method&rdquo; of cleaning the iron - smack it against a tin can. Cleans the iron great. Throws microscopic solder balls all over the place. If you have a separate place with some barriers, OK maybe, but very thoroughly inspect the board on which the slap method was used &ndash; and you will still miss balls that went under parts. Even if the balls are too small to be a problem in your design, they cam fall onto much finer pitch parts in an assembly. Really, just don&rsquo;t do it.</p>TeslaFan on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkTeslaFanurn:uuid:d52670a9-5ae9-4136-7fd9-835efa63e05a2012-02-09T13:11:35-07:00<p>LOL Good one!</p>Hapticuff on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkHapticuffurn:uuid:8deb76d4-b3d3-9e42-c113-b9a46a522e262012-02-09T13:11:04-07:00<p>Cluttered desk -> cluttered mind
Empty desk -> draw your own conclusion
This is how I justify my mess&hellip; er, desk/workbench.</p>pjkim on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkpjkimurn:uuid:22aa815b-c9c4-12b1-059d-2e5fc98718382012-02-09T12:29:44-07:00<p>A demonstration of F=ma in action! You would make Newton proud&ndash; actually, probably not. Sorry. He was somewhat of a hardass, being Sir Isaac Newton and all.</p>OldFar-SeeingArt on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkOldFar-SeeingArturn:uuid:269a31ca-b54e-ce60-d1e9-47669e8e5cb12012-02-09T12:27:11-07:00<p>This needs to be fixed. The pages are loaded with icons; should new users click every single one until they get to a solution?</p>
<p>This got me last week - and again, just now - the page used to have text to click on for access to wish lists. It&rsquo;s gone now. Now you need to know to click on the down arrow in the upper right corner of the screen.</p>
<p>This is a poor idea for usability. Are you trying to alienate your users? You just made it harder to do business with you.</p>
<p>//curmudgeon mode off</p>scharkalvin on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkscharkalvinurn:uuid:fdb16222-8ec8-e76a-ffe2-6b50f04571a72012-02-09T12:14:26-07:00<p>A similar way to do that is with an equally dangerous tool, a solder pot. Hold the board over the solder pot and then you can pull the part out with pliers. Don&rsquo;t want to spill the solder pot (like a volcano eruption of solder!).</p>superkittens on The Slap Method for Solder Reworksuperkittensurn:uuid:3edba764-0ee2-f68e-d18a-921edbab7b5e2012-02-09T12:08:10-07:00<p>I second that - or in my case, grow so impatient that you deliberately thermally stress the board to release your anger. Definitely lost that battle.</p>Papa Smurf on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkPapa Smurfurn:uuid:ada3f39b-f005-2d73-6a0c-a8ccbb669f662012-02-09T12:05:43-07:00<p>I Guess this method forgoes to soldor sucker.</p>NPoole on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkNPooleurn:uuid:040d898a-97d4-0713-05cc-115d1f8ae0ae2012-02-09T11:56:00-07:00<p>Well, once you&rsquo;ve gotten to the point where you need to remove entire rows of pin headers you usually feel like slamming the PCB against your workbench anyway.</p>
<p>or is that just me?</p>eewestcoaster on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkeewestcoasterurn:uuid:cbd6c230-9e87-0995-28fd-339565ad18982012-02-09T11:26:32-07:00<p>&hellip;and the pieces come together. I was wondering how you magically ejected individual pins from a solid row of headers.</p>PaulGroenendaal on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkPaulGroenendaalurn:uuid:1bccc211-bea9-4ac6-4cd9-534b194fc9db2012-02-09T11:24:54-07:00<p>Why slap the board onto the desk? I hold the board in my hand and &ldquo;slap&rdquo; my hand/wrist onto the desk, works just as good but it&rsquo;s a bit better for your board!</p>Stev067 on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkStev067urn:uuid:b71c4124-5259-d746-3292-b5a1c67abb4d2012-02-09T11:23:55-07:00<p>Click the shopping cart in the upper-right corner. Then you can check out if you are logged in.</p>whoopsie-daisy on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkwhoopsie-daisyurn:uuid:effc4133-9c17-524c-3403-2f7169e105782012-02-09T11:20:14-07:00<p>I have recovered hundreds of SMD and PTH components using this method. It&rsquo;s a great way to keep cost down for a hobbyist.</p>Pecoe on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkPecoeurn:uuid:e7a74f7e-c02a-29df-4dbc-f5ac375e8b662012-02-09T11:12:55-07:00<p>It is very hard to figure out how to actually buy something. Where is the icon/button fo &ldquo;check out&rdquo;??</p>qzjake on The Slap Method for Solder Reworkqzjakeurn:uuid:db30ef16-adc0-8e1d-b807-275ece2d828f2012-02-09T11:01:07-07:00<p>You probably aren&rsquo;t the only person to have a bench they don&rsquo;t use&hellip; If I were in you situation I would donate my bench to someone that would use it :P</p>Marcoose on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkMarcooseurn:uuid:3277c7f7-fe9c-0e97-8b42-6e7a10b8be672012-02-09T10:52:58-07:00<p>I always use &ldquo;canned air&rdquo; duster(tetrafluoroethane or whatever it happens to be) for de-soldering. It blasts heated solder completely away. And if you turn the can upside down you can use it to cool parts :)</p>MattM. on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkMattM.urn:uuid:7465fbff-e354-eb2c-e2dc-aa0d8186e89b2012-02-09T10:46:20-07:00<p>I like mine messy, when it&rsquo;s clean I have a part of my brain going &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t do that! You&rsquo;ll make it dirty.&rdquo; Said voice sounds suspiciously like my mum.</p>Customer #234024 on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkCustomer #234024urn:uuid:342d8a4b-01cd-b52e-f1bb-a4db593999e52012-02-09T10:36:53-07:00<p>This technique coupled with a heat gun is a great way to get lots of components off a board at once, for instance when you&rsquo;re trying to salvage components from abandoned electronics. It&rsquo;s really satisfying how things like power transformers drop right off without much work.</p>Emcee Grady on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkEmcee Gradyurn:uuid:ea36664a-1dd5-f8c7-32f7-ae569d64abd02012-02-09T10:24:25-07:00<p>That&rsquo;ll get the header out for sure. But it&rsquo;s likely the vias will still be filled with solder. If you try to push you iron into the hole, you might take the whole via out. You can try to use sodler wick or a solder vacuum, and those might work, but this is a nice quick-and-dirty trick!</p>Sobh on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkSobhurn:uuid:d8a54111-3f87-23cd-0ae3-a128f5a132ce2012-02-09T10:20:39-07:00<p>How about :
1. Flooding all the pins with solder.
2. Heat it up.
3. Pull the hole header from the other side with a plier.</p>Quazar on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkQuazarurn:uuid:ad809d08-7225-fec9-a878-b0370c7580762012-02-09T10:14:03-07:00<p>My workbench has a nice protective layer of everything in the universe on top of it&hellip;</p>Emcee Grady on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkEmcee Gradyurn:uuid:f15cca2d-12f6-a3bd-1fde-395f559d76202012-02-09T10:09:57-07:00<p>We uploaded the video a little over a week ago.</p>Single T on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkSingle Turn:uuid:13324de1-391c-b691-fcce-18368652f3812012-02-09T10:08:45-07:00<p>Don&rsquo;t forget to clip any plastic that holds your headers together. You will need to separate each metal header from one another so that you can then slap them out individually.</p>Single T on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkSingle Turn:uuid:71f73923-0d9c-1826-76db-3898c5c564de2012-02-09T10:07:12-07:00<p>Yes.</p>Blueblast88 on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkBlueblast88urn:uuid:a8a8fb55-9ae9-906a-2783-19e12a60a8322012-02-09T09:58:54-07:00<p>didnt you post this video to youtube a while ago?</p>Blueblast88 on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkBlueblast88urn:uuid:ed360451-355f-34f4-1171-698fec882a232012-02-09T09:58:33-07:00<p>all i know is my workbench is burried under the sparkfun order i just got</p>TeslaFan on The Slap Method for Solder ReworkTeslaFanurn:uuid:d0933f81-0402-1e8b-9b0a-c435a3b9cb252012-02-09T09:53:55-07:00<p>Am I the only person that keeps a clean workbench?</p>